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The Impact of body dissatisfaction on distressing sexual difficulties among men and women: The mediator role of cognitive distraction

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dc.contributor.authorCarvalheira, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGodinho, Leonor Figueiredo
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Pedro Alexandre
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-13T19:10:08Z
dc.date.available2017-03-13T19:10:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractResearch has demonstrated a negative impact of cognitive distraction on sexual activity, and body dissatisfaction has been associated with less satisfying and fewer sexual activities. In the current study we examined the extent to which cognitive distraction, based on body appearance and sexual performance, mediated the impact of body dissatisfaction on sexual difficulties among women and men. A sample of 493 women (Mage = 30.61) and 595 men (Mage = 37.90) completed an online survey. Women reported significantly higher levels of distressing sexual difficulties, significantly more body dissatisfaction, and greater cognitive distraction based on appearance than men. In contrast, men reported higher cognitive distraction based on performance than women. A path analysis model indicated that, for men, only cognitive distraction based on performance mediated the effects of body dissatisfaction on distressing sexual difficulties, and the mediation was only partial as body dissatisfaction had a significant direct effect on distressing sexual difficulties. In contrast, among women, both appearance-based cognitive distraction and performance-based cognitive distraction fully mediated the effects of body dissatisfaction on distressing sexual difficulties.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação Calouste Gulbenkianpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Sex Research, 54(3), 331-340. Doi:10.1080/00224499.2016.1168771pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00224499.2016.1168771pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0022-4499
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/5320
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2016.1168771pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBody dissatisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectDistresspt_PT
dc.subjectSexual difficultiespt_PT
dc.subjectHuman sex differencespt_PT
dc.subjectCognitive distractionpt_PT
dc.subjectBody appearancept_PT
dc.subjectSexual performancept_PT
dc.titleThe Impact of body dissatisfaction on distressing sexual difficulties among men and women: The mediator role of cognitive distractionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage340pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage331pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Sex Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume54pt_PT
person.familyNameCarvalheira
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person.givenNameAna
person.givenNamePedro Alexandre
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